On 11/04/2010 01:39 PM, john wrote: > On Wed, Nov 3, 2010 at 6:37 PM, Jeff Siddall <n...@siddall.name> wrote: > >> By far the cheapest dual core CPU client would be the Intel D510MO. >> Complete systems with 2 GB RAM and a case/PS can be had for about $200. >> After that AMD is probably your best bet for price/performance. Their >> dual core Athlon II 45 W TDP processors start in the low $40's: >> >> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103908 >> >> Jeff >> > > Thank you Jeff. Very helpful. Do you have a preferred case/ps you use > with the D510MO boards?
I personally like the Mini-box M350 just because it is small and has versatile mounting options: http://www.mini-box.com/M350-enclosure-with-picoPSU-80-and-60W-adapter I have one with a D510MO in it, and although you are supposed to use a fan for all but the lowest powered boards, I have found it runs OK without one if there is adequate convection. The other decent looking case I have seen (but not tried) is a Chenbro: http://www.logicsupply.com/products/pc78131 > Also do you have any experience with the Nvidia ION GPU's shipping on > some low priced mini itx's? No. These tend to make too much heat to be used in a fanless case, and of course they use nVidia graphics, which I have had nothing but headaches with. Unless you really need accelerated video decoding (ex: VDPAU) or really fast 3D graphics the on-board Intel stuff is usually adequate. One more thing that might throw a wrench into your plans: keep in mind that almost all Linux desktop apps are single threaded. That means for almost everything a typical user does a single core Atom will be just as fast as a dual core. The dual core can offer a marginal improvement to a single app by essentially dedicating a core to a hungry thread, but the benefit there is usually minimal. I rather like these boxes myself: http://www.logicsupply.com/products/jt_t_1610 They are by far the smallest mini-ITX based client. Other than these I only have one dual core client and it is decoding multiple webcam streams. That works nicely with a dual core CPU but that is one of the rare cases that can use the capability. If you really want fast localapps I would recommend a high clock speed single core mainstream desktop CPU (ie: AMD/Intel). You might want to consider DRBL also if you have fast clients. Jeff ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Next 800 Companies to Lead America's Growth: New Video Whitepaper David G. Thomson, author of the best-selling book "Blueprint to a Billion" shares his insights and actions to help propel your business during the next growth cycle. Listen Now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/SAP-dev2dev _____________________________________________________________________ Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.freenode.net
